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Definition of Villain
Villain

One who holds lands by a base, or servile, tenure, or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest class, a bondman or servant.

A baseborn or clownish person; a boor.

A vile, wicked person; a man extremely depraved, and capable or guilty of great crimes; a deliberate scoundrel; a knave; a rascal; a scamp.

Villainous.

To debase; to degrade.

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Villain Quotations

The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
Alfred Hitchcock

I like not fair terms and a villain's mind.
William Shakespeare

An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards.
John Locke

It's not that fun to just play a villain, without any reasoning behind it.
Nicholas Lea

I like being a villain. Villains are more exciting.
Judd Nelson

Villain Translations

villain in Italian is pezzente
villain in Swedish is skurk, rackare, bov

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